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Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Tuscaloosa, AL had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 66 cities in 2022, at 7.5%. Russellville, AL had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2% and the figure for Alabama was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.5Tuscaloosa, AL
Lowest0.2Russellville, AL
Median266 cities
Alabama2.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Tuscaloosa, AL: 7.5 %Tuscaloosa, AL7.5Gulf Shores, AL: 7 %Gulf Shores, AL7Enterprise, AL: 6.2 %Enterprise, AL6.2Foley, AL: 5.8 %Foley, AL5.8Jacksonville, AL: 5.6 %Jacksonville, AL5.6Homewood, AL: 5.6 %Homewood, AL5.6Phenix City, AL: 5.1 %Phenix City, AL5.1Auburn, AL: 4.9 %Auburn, AL4.9Cullman, AL: 4.8 %Cullman, AL4.8Huntsville, AL: 4.6 %Huntsville, AL4.6Florence, AL: 4.3 %Florence, AL4.3Madison, AL: 4 %Madison, AL4Pell City, AL: 3.9 %Pell City, AL3.9Montgomery, AL: 3.6 %Montgomery, AL3.6Daphne, AL: 3.5 %Daphne, AL3.5Pike Road, AL: 3.4 %Pike Road, AL3.4Saraland, AL: 3.4 %Saraland, AL3.4Prattville, AL: 3.4 %Prattville, AL3.4Valley, AL: 3.3 %Valley, AL3.3Troy, AL: 3.2 %Troy, AL3.2Ozark, AL: 3 %Ozark, AL3Dothan, AL: 2.9 %Dothan, AL2.9Northport, AL: 2.9 %Northport, AL2.9Birmingham, AL: 2.7 %Birmingham, AL2.7Mountain Brook, AL: 2.7 %Mountain Brook, AL2.7Fairhope, AL: 2.6 %Fairhope, AL2.6Selma, AL: 2.4 %Selma, AL2.4Pelham, AL: 2.3 %Pelham, AL2.3Albertville, AL: 2.3 %Albertville, AL2.3Mobile, AL: 2.3 %Mobile, AL2.3Talladega, AL: 2.2 %Talladega, AL2.2Muscle Shoals, AL: 2 %Muscle Shoals, AL2Irondale, AL: 2 %Irondale, AL2Gadsden, AL: 2 %Gadsden, AL2Hoover, AL: 2 %Hoover, AL2Sylacauga, AL: 2 %Sylacauga, AL2Helena, AL: 1.9 %Helena, AL1.9Bessemer, AL: 1.8 %Bessemer, AL1.8Anniston, AL: 1.8 %Anniston, AL1.8Trussville, AL: 1.8 %Trussville, AL1.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 7.5 %Tuscaloosa, AL7.5Gulf Shores, AL: 7 %Gulf Shores, AL7Enterprise, AL: 6.2 %Enterprise, AL6.2Foley, AL: 5.8 %Foley, AL5.8Jacksonville, AL: 5.6 %Jacksonville, AL5.6Homewood, AL: 5.6 %Homewood, AL5.6Phenix City, AL: 5.1 %Phenix City, AL5.1Auburn, AL: 4.9 %Auburn, AL4.9Cullman, AL: 4.8 %Cullman, AL4.8Huntsville, AL: 4.6 %Huntsville, AL4.6Florence, AL: 4.3 %Florence, AL4.3Madison, AL: 4 %Madison, AL4Pell City, AL: 3.9 %Pell City, AL3.9Montgomery, AL: 3.6 %Montgomery, AL3.6Daphne, AL: 3.5 %Daphne, AL3.5Pike Road, AL: 3.4 %Pike Road, AL3.4Saraland, AL: 3.4 %Saraland, AL3.4Prattville, AL: 3.4 %Prattville, AL3.4Valley, AL: 3.3 %Valley, AL3.3Troy, AL: 3.2 %Troy, AL3.2Ozark, AL: 3 %Ozark, AL3Dothan, AL: 2.9 %Dothan, AL2.9Northport, AL: 2.9 %Northport, AL2.9Birmingham, AL: 2.7 %Birmingham, AL2.7Mountain Brook, AL: 2.7 %Mountain Brook, AL2.7Fairhope, AL: 2.6 %Fairhope, AL2.6Selma, AL: 2.4 %Selma, AL2.4Pelham, AL: 2.3 %Pelham, AL2.3Albertville, AL: 2.3 %Albertville, AL2.3Mobile, AL: 2.3 %Mobile, AL2.3Talladega, AL: 2.2 %Talladega, AL2.2Muscle Shoals, AL: 2 %Muscle Shoals, AL2Irondale, AL: 2 %Irondale, AL2Gadsden, AL: 2 %Gadsden, AL2Hoover, AL: 2 %Hoover, AL2Sylacauga, AL: 2 %Sylacauga, AL2Helena, AL: 1.9 %Helena, AL1.9Bessemer, AL: 1.8 %Bessemer, AL1.8Anniston, AL: 1.8 %Anniston, AL1.8Trussville, AL: 1.8 %Trussville, AL1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Tuscaloosa, AL7.5+1.5 pts
2Gulf Shores, AL7+0.8 pts
3Enterprise, AL6.2-0.6 pts
4Foley, AL5.8+0.1 pts
5Jacksonville, AL5.6+1.9 pts
6Homewood, AL5.6+0.7 pts
7Phenix City, AL5.1+0.1 pts
8Auburn, AL4.9-0.4 pts
9Cullman, AL4.8-2 pts
10Huntsville, AL4.6+0.4 pts
11Florence, AL4.3+0.7 pts
12Madison, AL4+0.6 pts
13Pell City, AL3.9+1.1 pts
14Montgomery, AL3.6-0.4 pts
15Daphne, AL3.5+0.8 pts
16Pike Road, AL3.4+0.1 pts
17Saraland, AL3.4-0.1 pts
18Prattville, AL3.40 pts
19Valley, AL3.3+0.1 pts
20Troy, AL3.2+0.5 pts
21Ozark, AL3-0.5 pts
22Dothan, AL2.9+0.1 pts
23Northport, AL2.9+0.9 pts
24Birmingham, AL2.7+0.4 pts
25Mountain Brook, AL2.7-0.1 pts
26Fairhope, AL2.6+0.1 pts
27Selma, AL2.4+1.4 pts
28Pelham, AL2.3-0.1 pts
29Albertville, AL2.3-0.1 pts
29Mobile, AL2.3+0.2 pts
31Talladega, AL2.2-0.4 pts
32Muscle Shoals, AL2+1 pts
33Irondale, AL2+1 pts
34Gadsden, AL2+0.4 pts
34Hoover, AL2-0.1 pts
34Sylacauga, AL2+0.4 pts
37Helena, AL1.9+0.1 pts
38Bessemer, AL1.8-0.3 pts
39Anniston, AL1.8-0.2 pts
40Trussville, AL1.8+0.4 pts
41Decatur, AL1.7-0 pts
42Millbrook, AL1.7+0.4 pts
43Center Point, AL1.7+0.5 pts
44Eufaula, AL1.6-0.2 pts
45Moody, AL1.6+1.2 pts
46Athens, AL1.6+0.3 pts
47Vestavia Hills, AL1.6+0.1 pts
48Gardendale, AL1.4+0.5 pts
49Alabaster, AL1.4-0.9 pts
50Oxford, AL1.3-0.5 pts
51Alexander City, AL1.2-0.4 pts
52Opelika, AL1.2-0.1 pts
53Hueytown, AL1.1-0.3 pts
54Hartselle, AL1+0.7 pts
55Chelsea, AL0.8-0.5 pts
56Prichard, AL0.8-0 pts
57Scottsboro, AL0.6-0.7 pts
57Spanish Fort, AL0.6-0.6 pts
59Leeds, AL0.6-0 pts
60Rainbow City, AL0.6-1.5 pts
61Jasper, AL0.4+0.1 pts
62Calera, AL0.3+0.1 pts
63Boaz, AL0.3-0.1 pts
64Clay, AL0.20 pts
65Fort Payne, AL0.2-0.1 pts
66Russellville, AL0.2+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Tuscaloosa, AL, with 7.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Russellville, AL, with 0.2% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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